ANCIENT THEMES. Otho. AD 69. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 23.27 g, 7h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570).

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Lot: 721.

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Estimate: $ 150

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ANCIENT THEMES. Otho. AD 69. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 23.27 g, 7h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR I POT, bare head right / SCV RI TAS P R, Otho standing right, clasping hand of soldier standing left; altar between, soldiers behind; S C in exergue. Johnson & Martini 1486-1509. Brown patina, minor casting flaw on reverse. VF.

From the Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 31815 January 2014), lot 1131; Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1831.


Closing Date and Time: 26 August 2020 at 14:00:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.